Characterization of a humic acid extracted from marine sediment and its influence on the growth of marine diatoms

• Published in: Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom
• Main Authors: Martin, Marcela Vanessa, Gebühr, Christina, Martire, Daniel Osvaldo, Wilshire, Karen
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press
• Subjects: Helgoland Roads; Humic Substances; Marine Diatoms; Growth Experiments; North Sea; Paralia Sulcata; Argentina; Helgoland; Reimer; Alfred Wegener Institute
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/32213

Due to the input of humic substances from freshwater run-off into the marine habitat, the influences of such substances on marine organisms should not be neglected. We here investigate the effect of a humic acid (HA) extract from the North Sea,characterized by spectroscopic techniques and carboxylic...